News - COVID-19

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.5 per cent provincially and 2.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 8, 2021, 63 new cases of the virus have been identified. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,288.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.3 per cent provincially and 2.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 7, 2021, 56 new cases of the virus have been identified, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,225.

The Manitoba government has created a team to implement the recommendations of the review of the COVID-19 outbreak at Maples Long Term Care Home and has released a draft plan outlining how the critical work of implementing these changes will occur in the months ahead to strengthen the long-term care sector in Manitoba.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.1 per cent provincially and 2.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 6, 2021, 71 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, five cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 66 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,170.

Manitoba Finance is extending its tax relief measures to provide extra support to businesses, as the province continues to protect Manitobans against the impacts of COVID-19.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is three per cent provincially and 2.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 5, 2021, 54 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 53 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,104.

Widespread first-dose COVID-19 immunizations will begin in First Nation communities throughout the province, Northern Affairs communities and remote northern municipalities in mid-March.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.2 per cent provincially and 2.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 4, 2021, 51 new cases of the virus have been identified. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,051.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.8 per cent provincially and 3.2 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on March 3, 2021, 51 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, one case has been removed due to data corrections. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 50 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 32,000.

A total of 160 warnings and 17 tickets were issued for the week of Feb. 22 to 28 including eight $1,296 tickets to individuals for various offences, seven $298 tickets to individuals for failure to wear a mask in indoor public places and two $5,000 tickets to a business.